Diana Luke

Diana Luke is a Canadian-born radio presenter and hypnotherapist who grew up in Toronto, Ontario and has worked in the UK since 1974.[1]

Diana Luke
Diana Luke live on air
Born
Diana Luke

15 July
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career
ShowDiana Luke Loves The 60s
Station(s)BBC Radio Sheffield
Time slotSunday: 21:00 – 01:00
Station(s)BBC Radio Sheffield, BBC Radio Leeds, BBC Radio York, BBC Radio Humberside
CountryUnited Kingdom

Luke retired from radio on 18 December 2016, to concentrate on her Mind Being Well Workshops for corporate groups around the UK and Clinical Hypnotherapy.[2] She presented a regular syndicated show broadcast simultaneously on several BBC regional radio stations Sheffield, Leeds, York and Humberside on a Sunday night between 9 pm and 1 am. Some listeners have criticised this move which cuts jobs and means less local output from the BBC.

Career

Radio

Luke has worked for many radio stations across the country. Her radio career started on Viking Radio in Kingston-upon-Hull in 1987, where she was their first female presenter. She also presented a weekend show on the Yorkshire Radio Network. After leaving YRN, Diana went to County Sound in Surrey as the mid-morning presenter, and later as one of the original presenters on the ill-fated overnight service The Superstation.

Diana Luke was the breakfast presenter and first voice heard on London's 102.2 Jazz FM opening day, on Sunday 4 March 1990.[3]

As of 2016, she presented a regular show on BBC Radio Sheffield, Leeds, York and Humberside on a Sunday evening between 9 pm and 1 am. The last hour changed to a pre-recording to The Luke of Love until 1 am. Diana is a regular freelance presenter for BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Leeds and BBC Radio Sheffield.

Return to Radio

Luke can now be heard again in 2021 on The Saturday Club, 7-10am Saturday morning as presenter for The Wireless. This online station broadcasts using the free smart phone app TuneIn. [4]

The latest station to use Luke is Boom Radio. This is a DAB station and also streams to an audience of Boomers of all ages. [5] Luke is presenting a weekday night time 60's show as of February 14th 2021. [6]

Clinical Therapist

Luke is a professionally qualified clinical hypnotherapist, psychotherapist and health and fitness advisor, and is a member of the National Register of Hypno-Psychotherapists. She also specialises in Mindfulness Workshops for business, education and media sections.

Private life

Diana Luke is the mother of four adult children and has nine grandchildren to date.

References
  1. "Introduction". dianaluke.net. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  2. "Merry Christmas". dianaluke.net. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  3. "25 years of Jazz FM | On Air | Jazz FM". jazzfm.com. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  4. "Saturday Club 7-10am". wirelessclub.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  5. "Boom Radio Launch Announced". boomradiouk.com. BOOMradio. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. "Schedule and presenters announced for Boom Radio UK | Radio Moments". radiotoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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